Blue Star, Suicheng No. 1 High School, Class 9, Grade 12.
"Su Yang, vitality value: 81."
The head teacher, Yang Gang, looked at the boy sitting in the very last row with a trace of pity.
Once the top student in the class, his vitality value had reached a staggering 115...
In just three months, it had dropped to its current state...
The boy wore a blue and white school uniform, his handsome face etched with exhaustion.
Hearing this number, Su Yang managed a wry smile and said nothing.
The gazes of his classmates instantly turned even more contemptuous and disdainful.
Yang Gang looked at Su Yang and spoke with earnest concern.
"Su Yang, although the talent you awakened is S-rank and one in a million, your occupation..."
"Animal husbandry really isn't suited for the battlefield."
"Besides, with your current vitality value, you are simply not fit for the Martial Examination."
"So, you should choose the liberal arts track instead."
Yang Gang's words immediately provoked a burst of snickering.
"Su Yang, you should seriously consider what the teacher said."
"Don't listen to nonsense from people on the internet."
"The liberal arts still have a future."
"Right, thanks, Head Teacher. I've decided to follow your advice and take the Martial Examination."
Su Yang chuckled.
Yang Gang: ??????
Ignoring the sarcastic remarks and sneers of the crowd, Su Yang sank his consciousness into his Consciousness Sea.
The progress bar, which had been stuck at 99.99, finally filled up completely at this moment...
Su Yang couldn't help but let out a soft sigh of relief, his eyes lighting up...
He was a transmigrator,
yet somehow he had gotten stuck on this progress bar.
Because of this inexplicable progress bar,
over the past half year, not only had his vitality plummeted,
but bizarre numbers kept flashing and bouncing around in his mind,
driving him to the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Now,
he finally saw hope.
Within the Consciousness Sea,
the previously mist-shrouded expanse finally revealed a patch of clear ground.
Standing upon that ground was a tiny house...
And in front of the house stood a dim, shadowy figure.
It was blurry and impossible to approach.
......
Just as Su Yang was bewildered and thought he had encountered a bug, a thought suddenly materialized in his mind.
Along with that thought, the dim shadow also became clear.
"What the..."
Taking in the sight before him and recalling the words that had suddenly appeared in his mind, Su Yang couldn't help but curse out loud.
Realizing what he had done, he hurriedly waved his hands in apology.
Yang Gang gave him a helpless look without reprimanding him, thinking to himself that after class he definitely needed to consult a teacher who specialized in spiritual healing.
Was this kid still salvageable?
Ignoring the old teacher, Su Yang sank his consciousness back into his Consciousness Sea.
In front of the house, the previously dim shadow revealed its true form.
A divine beast, twenty centimeters long, stood with its head held high.
Its body was encased in jade, radiating colorful light, and the single horn upon its head, in particular, exuded a sense of immense power and majesty.
As his gaze shifted to the divine beast, a status panel automatically appeared.
The system Su Yang had awakened was anchored to a mysterious realm, named the "Qilin Nurturing System."
With a thought, the constantly flashing numbers were finally blocked out, and a virtual panel materialized.
Current Natal Spirit Beast: Jade Qilin (Origin Rank)
Realm: Unranked
Talents: Infinite Deduction, Energy Feedback
Functions: Innate Divine Strength, Wisdom, Attack Reversal...
Upgrade Progress: 0/5000
Fans: 0
Description: The Qilin clan was once the master of a realm, and the Jade Qilin was the brains and brawn among them......
Aside from jade-type materials which can enhance its strength, emotions are also the Jade Qilin's favorite food.
......
Seeing this, Su Yang felt a surge of burning excitement.
The moment the Jade Qilin appeared, he felt his entire body coursing with strength.
That wasn't even the most important part. More importantly,
at this very moment, he felt his thoughts clear and his comprehension ability instantly multiply several times over.
The most direct proof of this was that the Chasing Wind Saber technique, which had previously been stuck at the Great Accomplishment stage, instantly reached perfection.
Aside from that,
with the Jade Qilin, it was equivalent to having a cheat code.
Jade required money, which he couldn't manage for now, but generating emotions was a business without capital.
As long as he had enough emotion points, his cultivation would skyrocket even while lying in bed.
Furthermore, according to the information transmitted by that thought earlier,
with every major realm he ascended, his natal spirit beasts would increase by one.
It was said that when those spirit beasts grew to a certain stage, they could all transform into human form.
Just thinking about it felt wonderful......
As for fans, according to the panel prompts, anything whose life he ended would be transformed into a corresponding spirit beast's fan, unrestricted by rank.
Fans could not only feed back energy, but once his realm improved, he could also summon varying numbers of fans to participate in combat.
Just imagine: once he wiped out hundreds of thousands or millions of monster beasts, and all of them became his fans,
at that time, even if he faced the gods in the heavens, he would dare to meet them head-on......
Of course, all of this was still just wishful thinking.
The most urgent task right now
was to boost his vitality value.
In a high-martial world, the vitality value is the basic standard for measuring a martial artist's strength.
A normal adult's vitality value does not exceed 100,
and anything over a hundred is called a Quasi-Martial Artist,
opening up the possibility of advancing further.
Anything over one hundred and fifty is considered officially entering the ranks of martial artists.
From then on, there is a gulf as vast as heaven and earth between them and ordinary people.
Yet this is a step many people can never cross in a lifetime.
Thinking this, he withdrew his consciousness from the Consciousness Sea.
By this time, the old teacher had finished reading out the latest vitality scores.
Zhang Tai was busy tallying everyone's final career choices one by one.
Although Suicheng No. 1 High School was the best high school in Suicheng,
Suicheng was merely one of the twelve satellite cities belonging to Picheng.
To Picheng, Suicheng was nothing more than the countryside.
Resources were naturally barren, and fewer than a tenth of the students ultimately managed to pass the Martial Examination.
Most of those were concentrated in the school team; for an ordinary class like theirs, having one or two people pass the Martial Examination would be a stroke of sheer luck.
"Su Yang, are you certain?"
The old teacher looked at Su Yang and spoke once more.
He simply couldn't bear to see Su Yang ruin his life out of a momentary fit of stubbornness.
"Head Teacher, I've decided. I'm taking the Martial Examination and winning back four top Martial Academies for you."
Su Yang punched the empty air.
"Pfft, has this guy lost his mind? With his vitality of 81?"
"If he can get into the Four Great Martial Academies, I'll be a Grandmaster right now."
......
The old teacher pounded the desk a few times to quiet the class down again.
"Alright, having ambition is a good thing, but don't be too blind. The Martial Examination is no game; people really die..."
Saying this, the old teacher stopped trying to persuade him and moved on to the main topic.
"According to the schedule, the school will hold an exchange match tomorrow."
"The school team students will help the Martial Examination candidates pinpoint their weaknesses..."
"Those who sign up will receive a Blood-Forging Pill."
"Furthermore, if you manage to defeat your opponent, the school will provide additional rewards."
Hearing about additional rewards, very few people in the classroom let out cheers.
The reason was simple: their opponents, the members of the school team, were a bunch of freaks.
Forget winning against them; just managing to walk off the field without injuries would be a stroke of blind luck.
Naturally aware of the gap in strength between the two sides, Yang Gang didn't bother delivering another pep talk about "man conquering nature" or "none but me."
He simply told the martial arts candidates to prepare well and left the classroom.
Swish...
The moment Yang Gang left, the entire classroom instantly erupted.
Su Yang stood up directly and walked toward the classroom door.
"Su Yang, hold on..."
Before Su Yang could step out of the classroom, a cold, sharp female voice suddenly rang out.
The girl had her hair tied up, revealing a pretty face, but at the moment, there wasn't a trace of a smile on it.
Su Yang stood there helplessly and let out a sigh.